Brent Allan Jones (born July 14, 1963) is an American lawyer, business owner and politician. He served one term as a
Republican
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member of the
Nevada Assembly
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.
Early life
Brent A. Jones was born in 1963 in
Ojai, California
Ojai ( ; Chumash: ''’Awhaỳ'') is a city in Ventura County, California. Located in the Ojai Valley, it is northwest of Los Angeles and east of Santa Barbara. The valley is part of the east–west trending Western Transverse Ranges and is ...
. He played
Little League Baseball
Little League Baseball and Softball (officially, Little League Baseball Inc) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizationVarsity Football in high school.
Jones attended the
University of California, Riverside
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, and he transferred to
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) is a private university focused on aviation and aerospace programs. Initially founded at Lunken Field in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1926, its main campuses are located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott ...
, where he was accepted into the
Reserve Officers' Training Corps
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. He dropped out after he contracted
Guillain–Barré syndrome
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rapid-onset muscle weakness caused by the immune system damaging the peripheral nervous system. Typically, both sides of the body are involved, and the initial symptoms are changes in sensation or pain often ...
, an autoimmune disease. Eventually, he graduated from
California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge (CSUN or Cal State Northridge) is a public university in the Northridge neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. With a total enrollment of 38,551 students (as of Fall 2021), it has the second largest un ...
, where he received a Bachelor of Science in business administration. He received a juris doctor from the
Pepperdine University School of Law
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. He passed the
California Bar exam
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.
Career
Jones started his career as a lawyer. According to his campaign website, he "did the preliminary legal work and assisted in raising start-up capital for Light Point Systems," a private company which "provides solar technology for hand held electronics" out of
Ventura, California
Ventura, officially named San Buenaventura (Spanish for "Saint Bonaventure"), is a city on the Southern Coast of California and the county seat of Ventura County. The population was 110,763 at the 2020 census. Ventura is a popular tourist des ...
.
Jones serves as the chief executive officer of Affinity Lifestyles, a private company which makes Real Water, a brand of bottled water in Nevada. The water comes from the
Las Vegas Valley Water District
The Las Vegas Valley Water District (LVVWD) is a not-for-profit government water supply agency that has been providing water to the Las Vegas Valley since 1954. The district helped build the area's water delivery system and now provides water to m ...
; it is reverse osmosis water plus an alkalizing agent in a bottle. The company has 40-60 employees. The company's Real Water product, which advertises an alkaline pH, became central to lawsuits and an
FDA
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probe related to several cases of
hepatitis
Hepatitis is inflammation of the liver tissue. Some people or animals with hepatitis have no symptoms, whereas others develop yellow discoloration of the skin and whites of the eyes (jaundice), poor appetite, vomiting, tiredness, abdominal pa ...
and liver failure. In response Jones posted a video on the company's website expressing his "deepest sympathy and concern", and the company recalled all products.
Jones served as a
Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
member of the
Nevada Assembly
The Nevada Assembly is the lower house of the Nevada Legislature, the state legislature (United States), state legislature of the U.S. state of Nevada, the upper house being the Nevada Senate. The body consists of 42 members, elected to two-year ...
from 2014 until 2016, where he represented District 35, including
Enterprise, Nevada
Enterprise is an Unincorporated towns in Nevada, unincorporated town in the Las Vegas Valley in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 221,831 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 U.S. Census, up from 14,676 at the United Stat ...
. He is opposed to raising taxes.
Jones was defeated in his bid for reelection by Democrat
Justin Watkins
Justin Lee Watkins (born May 27, 1979) is a former Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly. He represented the 35th district, which covers parts of the southwestern Las Vegas Valley.
Biography
Watkins was born in Las Vegas in 1979, and graduate ...
.
Personal life
With his wife Aimee, they have three children. They reside in
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...
.
Jones is a
Scientologist
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.
Controversy
In June 2024, jurors ordered Jones' water brand, Real Water, to pay Las Vegas residents more than $3billion (USD) after lawsuits in October 2023 and February 2024 found Real Water liable for liver failure and other long-term liver damage to 5 children and 3 adults, due to hydrazine being found in the bottled water. Complaints with the FDA date back as far as 2021, after the company was linked to non-viral hepatitis infections. It wasn't until 2021 that Jones requested the bottled water be pulled from the shelves. Two months after recalling the water, and only after the company had entered bankruptcy proceedings, did Jones issue an apology. At this point, Jones was still the President of Real Water, and there is no indication on whether he will be facing criminal charges, as of this publishing.